Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4825
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004825
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Production place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Culture or time period:
Parthian (247 BC–224 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Phraates III (King of Parthia)
Inscription:
Reverse exergue: ARSAKOY and Reverse legend: BASILEY ]EOPATROS / ]S
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money), Greek (language), and Pegasus (divine stallion)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
70-58 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 3.24 grams and linear 18 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4825, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 3.24 grams, 18 mm. Phraates III, 70-58 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of king (Phraates III?) l. bearded, helmeted, diademed, cuirassed. Reverse: Pegasus prancing r.; above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΥ (sic); left, [ΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΣ / ]Σ; in exergue, ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (?); right, too blurred.

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